Are you renovating your kitchen? This season it's all about taking inspiration from Mother Earth. Style director Louise Hilsz suggests adopting a neutral colour palette, think wood, stone and touches of brushed metallic, which all happen to be bang on trend. Here's the best on offer.

LIGHTING

Task-focused, the lighting in your kitchen needs to be functional as well as fashionable. Tones of gold, silver and grey, in finishes such as brass and marble, create an organic colour palette to light up this busy room.

Cool earth-toned paint shades can be layered in different hues and bring the look of the outdoors into any kitchen space. From barely there whites, to river stone inspired grey, these colours complement this season's on-trend hardware such as taps and hard-working appliances.

The essentials in your kitchen include gadgets for chilling wine, making coffee and preparing a suitable zucchini, spiral noodle dish. Make sure they blend well with your decor so that they can be on display with pride.

Both practical and hard wearing, a wooden floor is ideal for a busy family. For that high traffic room in your home consider a wood-look floor in coastal-inspired colours, remember the paler the shade, the more likely it will reflect that on-trend Scandinavian vibe.